The Hartford Courant today published an article that Tim Washington a 5-9 209 pd junior RB will transfer to UMass.
His Syracuse player bio is here . Read it quick, before they “sanitize” it as did UConn on our other I-A transfer Anthony Rouzier.
Washington is an outstanding student and will attend grad school at UMass
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Two sources have stated that UMass has offered a scholarship to Justin Mitchell 6-4 295 pd OG/DT from Paul IV High School in Haddonfield NJ. His Rivals Bio is here .
Also has offers from Maine and Stony Brook. Sources say he is looking at Syracuse (if they offer) and then Maine. He is not [...]
National Letter of Intent Day is two days off.
Click here to learn more about Letters-of-intent than you will ever want to know (unless you’re a high school athlete who’s about to make the biggest commitment of your life so far)
Matt Vautour, the UMass beat writer for the Hampshire Gazette does his usual excellent job on this article on former UMass Coach Head Mark Whipple (registration required, but worth it).
Whipple is the quarterbacks coach for the Super Bowl bound Pittsburgh Steelers. Many credit him for the quick development of Pittsburg’s outstanding young QB Ben Roethlisberger.
This article from the BostonHerald lists six pages of Eastern Mass players who are considering their college plans. Read the article for their stats and more info.
Seven of the players are considering UMass (or I am aware of their interest in UMass from another source).
Alex Dulski, Walpole QB 6-3, 205. Several sources stated UMass has [...]
UMass is recruiting Dan Wilde a 5-9 179 pd athlete from Wachusette Regional in Rutland MA. Wilde played RB and WR in high school. Would probably be a WR or DB at UMass.
He runs a 4.63 40. His Rivals bio is here. This article also mentions him.
Also being recruited by Miami-Fl, TCU and UNH.
Yesterday UMass picked up its fourth verbal commitment. 6-0 180 WR Ke’Mon Bailey from Huguenot in VA committed to UMass. This blog had covered him earlier .
His VirginiaPreps profile is here . The article on his signing is here .
Turned down offers from Michigan and Penn State
Also visited Kansas State and JMU
Was a Rivals [...]
UMass is recruiting Emmett Phillips a 6-5 265 pd OL/DL from Northwest Catholic in CT. His Maxprep’s team roster is here . Courant article here.
Was Courant All-CT two years in a row
Also recruited by Richmond, Albany, Stoney Brook and Hofstra
Northwest Catholic went 10-1 in 2005
The story was first found by search engine ninja “Rocks22” over [...]
Next Wednesday, February 1, 2006, is Letter-of-intent day. Most schools sign 90% of their incoming class on that date (or are allowed to release the news of the signing).
Activity runs right up until the deadline, especially for I-AA schools. Many of the lower tier I-A schools miss signing higher rated players and end up making [...]
UMass is recruiting Jordan Shoop a 6-3 195 pd QB/DB from Knoch High in Saxonburg PA. He runs a 4.62 40. Shoop’s Rivals bio is here.
His team’s MaxPreps roster is here. Haven’t been able to develop a link with his stats for 2005.
Knoch finished 3-7 for the year [...]
